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[Pachimari]

I'll make it easy for you. Check your PMs.

You are one kind soul, oh wow. I messaged you back.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Check your privilege

I checked and we still 1,000 points up on 2nd place.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

You have to be level 8 (which they raised from last sale). Just craft some CSGO badges and sell the summer cards. You'll come out ahead in the end.

Are you level 8 or higher?

Oh i didn't know that. Silly me! i am only level 5.

I guess i should start crafting badges!

 

[Zeliard]

Red's only 2k points away from Purple. Crush them, comrades. Drive those token prices up.

 

[rtcn63]

Same here! Enjoying the perks

If you don't contribute points, you don't get a chance at winning the prizes. Unless you mean you just like being a part of the royals.

 

[Sajjaja]

I'll make it easy for you. Check your PMs.

Damn Dupy dropping these gifts round town.

 

[Danielsan]

Bit the bullet on the Call of Juarez Gunslinger + Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon combo pack.

 

[d3vnull]

so close...

 

[Stuggernaut]

Updated Avatar... Go Blue (SMASH!)

 

[megalowho]

This whole color team stuff is weird. Seems like Valve is bored with just throwing big sale parties, got to throw in a dash of social experimentation to keep it interesting for them.

 

[inm8num2]

It's interesting how Steam sales are now a bit more focused on community activities. By this point many active Steam users probably own most of their wanted games, and some discounts might be the same as in past sales for major titles. Not to mention many other people own the smaller and indie titles from all the bundles. So, things like these daily team competitions keep people engaged in the site and sale (while helping Valve to a nice chunk of fees from all the card transactions).

 

[Ibuki]

This whole color team stuff is weird. Seems like Valve is bored with just throwing big sale parties, got to throw in a dash of social experimentation to keep it interesting for them.

This is much more fun. I hope they do this, with new twists every year.

 

[evilhomer]

Contributed my point to Team Pink by completing the Reus badge! Fun game to play in small chunks, I think I'm going to give it some more play time after the sales are done.

 

[Lomax]

you are saying he lies?
You obviously don't follow cards market, bots were used countless times to keep certain one card in "cheap badges" very high, in order for people succumb to logic "it's just one card, I'll buy it and craft badge". Good that experiment seemed to fail in the end, but it was run for a longest time.
So no, bots are used to drive prices even of cheap cards high.

edited:
forgot to say that I'm not sure it is even possible to manipulate prices with new summer cards sale system, btw

I'm saying it's paranoia to think the market is controlled by bots, especially on high traffic items. Have there been bots? Sure. His CS:GO example seems legit. But when summer sale cards are selling at a rate of 5-10 PER SECOND that isn't a bot. And the buy order system eliminates it anyway, so the solution is already in the making.

 

[Chariot]

so close...

so far. I swear, purple has its own rubberband engine.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

It is like Blue team is not even trying!!

 

[Brannon]

Do you get contribution points just by buying games? (Team Purple!)

 

[BearPawB]

Still, they can never live up to the sale that had all the new achievements in various games.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

This whole color team stuff is weird. Seems like Valve is bored with just throwing big sale parties, got to throw in a dash of social experimentation to keep it interesting for them.

Next sale we'll all be thrown on an island and have to survive and win challenges or be voted out by fellow Steam users. The ultimate Steam survivor gets HL3.

 

[kontonChaos]

This explains how the two party system was developed.

 

[kingocfs]

Get these commies off of our purple heels

 

[Danielsan]

Do you get contribution points just by buying games? (Team Purple!)

Nope. Only for crafting badges

 

[Vidal]

Bit the bullet on the Call of Juarez Gunslinger + Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon combo pack.

Same here. Was waiting for a "better deal" (more than 75%? lol) for Blood Dragon, but Gunslinger and BD deal is great.

 

[megalowho]

This is much more fun. I hope they do this, with new twists every year.

I suppose, maybe for some the idea of sales in of themselves is stale at this point as well. Not doing it for me though.

 

[MikeDown]

so close...

Damnit Reds, ride! Ride to flawless victory!

 

[Biochet]

Red's only 2k points away from Purple. Crush them, comrades. Drive those token prices up.

Inb4

 

[Turfster]

Who even owns the Sin Episodes:Emergence license now?
I mean, Ritual got bought by Mumbo Jumbo, right?

 

[Chariot]

We're ahead now! GOOOOO!

 

[Northeastmonk]

It is like Blue team is not even trying!!

WTF blue team? We're losing ground. Big time.

Enslaved on PC, totally worth it if you haven't already picked it up. I unfortunately finished it on 360 back when it was originally out.

 

[d3vnull]

so far. I swear, purple has its own rubberband engine.

Now Im confused... Purple lost points?!

 

[SmithnCo]

Red was ahead for a sec.

 

[Arthea]

I'm saying it's paranoia to think the market is controlled by bots, especially on high traffic items. Have there been bots? Sure. His CS:GO example seems legit. But when summer sale cards are selling at a rate of 5-10 PER SECOND that isn't a bot. And the buy order system eliminates it anyway, so the solution is already in the making.

so, when one guy sells thousands of the same card and there no cards cheaper than his, I should assume that he sits all day and night and singlehandedly buys every one of them, and does it for several cards at once no less?
seriously?

 

[Lulubop]

Glad Dynasty Warriors seems to be doing well, more Musou please.

 

[BearPawB]

Now Im confused... Purple lost points?!

there are items that take points away from other teams

 

[Ambition]

SHHEEEEEIIIIIIII-

 

[NightmareTrigger]

Do you guy think Shadowrun Deluxe/DLC will get the discount too? I'd rather get everything at once instead of piecemeal

 

[gabbo]

Who even owns the Sin Episodes:Emergence license now?
I mean, Ritual got bought by Mumbo Jumbo, right?

And I believe MumboJumbo got everything (license included) with it

 

[Zero-Crescent]

Changed Avatar to represent Team Pink (Shirt).

 

[GringoSuave89]

If you don't contribute points, you don't get a chance at winning the prizes. Unless you mean you just like being a part of the royals.

I'm a shitty teammate. I craft one badge to get one point and wait for the next day. Rinse repeat.

 

[Salsa]

there's an entire thread out there where a bunch of all the major crafters got together and joined purple team on purpose

so.. yeah

typical purp gaming the system

 

[Chariot]

Now Im confused... Purple lost points?!

Yeah, there are Tokens that can steal points.

And apropos. What idiots try to steal from pink, blue and green!?

 

[d3vnull]

there are items that take points away from other teams

wtf?! really?! that is so mean! xD

 

[Halo 2]

Changed Avatar to represent Team Pink (Shirt).

I dig it.

 

[Dupy]

Honestly I know sales threads are usually pretty active but this metagame is probably contributing far more activity than usual here and in other forums. There's only so much we can talk about the same 8 hour/24 hour sales.

 

[tiny raptor]

It has one teeny, tiny problem...

It's not scary.

I disagree. I thought it was scary.

Not as scare-heavy as the first game mind you, because it was more focused on telling a story than scaring you or giving you puzzles (don't get me wrong, though, there are still puzzles and scare moments), but yeah...still very scary, especially some moments.

*shivers*

 

[The_Monk]

Bit the bullet on the Call of Juarez Gunslinger + Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon combo pack.

Hope you like Gunslinger, I had great fun with the game. I simply love how they decided to tell the Story, very creative.

As for myself, I'm tempted to grab State of Decay. Anyone decided to get it today? Seems a game for a decent length and the price is more than fair.

 

[JaseC]

Who even owns the Sin Episodes:Emergence license now?
I mean, Ritual got bought by Mumbo Jumbo, right?

Yes, MumboJumbo owns SiN. SiN Gold, in all its uncensored glory, was put up on GOG earlier in the year. I asked MJ if it had any plans to release the GE on Steam (the Steam version is censored for some bizarre reason, and the expansion pack isn't available at all), but unsurprisingly I received an utterly unhelpful response.

 

[Luigi87]

Red must rise!
We are almost there!

 

[def sim]

Episode 4 should come out soon, as they released the trailer in May. But yeah, probably around 2 months for the last episode.

Yeah, I'm expecting late August. Close to DR3's release.

Bit the bullet on the Call of Juarez Gunslinger + Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon combo pack.

I almost didn't catch that. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Do you guy think Shadowrun Deluxe/DLC will get the discount too? I'd rather get everything at once instead of piecemeal

I totally think it will once it's been out for so long. I picked up Abyss Odyssey. It reminds me of Knights of Valour because it has that combo system setup and you can become your enemies (which I count as multiple characters to choose from).

Blue team has a shot over the green, but we'll never catch up today.